Actress, Screenwriter. She shall be remembered for co-creating the 1966 ITV series "Weaver's Green". Born Betty Percheron, she took to the stage early and quit school at 14 to persue a theatrical career. Betty made her debut at 15 as Adele in a production of "Jane Eyre" begining a long stage career, then joined CB Cochran's troupe in 1938 and appeared in several of his revues. During World War II she served by entertaining the troops then afterwards was in a number of successful West End productions including 1947's "Bless the Bride", a 1949 revival of "Bitter Sweet", and the 1951 "And So To Bed". Betty made her silver screen bow in a 1947 filming of Dickens' "Oliver Twist" and was nominated for a New York Critics' Award for her Broadway debut in 1953's "Maggie". In 1958 Betty married her third husband Peter Lambda (deceased 1995) and was to join him in producing the scripts for a number of television series; besides "Weaver's Green" the pair created ATV's "Probation Officer" between 1959 and 1962 and the early 1970s "Harriet's Back in Town" as well as its sequel "Marked Personal". Betty returned to the stage in 1979 to begin a three year run as Mrs. Pearce in "My Fair Lady". She then retired to Gloucestershire where she published two novels, the 1989 "Lucky Star" and 1992's "Conditions" of Love", and died following a protracted illness.
Actress, Screenwriter. She shall be remembered for co-creating the 1966 ITV series "Weaver's Green". Born Betty Percheron, she took to the stage early and quit school at 14 to persue a theatrical career. Betty made her debut at 15 as Adele in a production of "Jane Eyre" begining a long stage career, then joined CB Cochran's troupe in 1938 and appeared in several of his revues. During World War II she served by entertaining the troops then afterwards was in a number of successful West End productions including 1947's "Bless the Bride", a 1949 revival of "Bitter Sweet", and the 1951 "And So To Bed". Betty made her silver screen bow in a 1947 filming of Dickens' "Oliver Twist" and was nominated for a New York Critics' Award for her Broadway debut in 1953's "Maggie". In 1958 Betty married her third husband Peter Lambda (deceased 1995) and was to join him in producing the scripts for a number of television series; besides "Weaver's Green" the pair created ATV's "Probation Officer" between 1959 and 1962 and the early 1970s "Harriet's Back in Town" as well as its sequel "Marked Personal". Betty returned to the stage in 1979 to begin a three year run as Mrs. Pearce in "My Fair Lady". She then retired to Gloucestershire where she published two novels, the 1989 "Lucky Star" and 1992's "Conditions" of Love", and died following a protracted illness.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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